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Darnell Valentine No. 10, 14, 1 Point guard Personal information Date of birth February 3, 1959 Place of birth Chicago, Illinois Nationality American High school Wichita Heights (Wichita, Kansas) Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Listed weight 183 lb (83 kg) Career information College Kansas (1977–1981) NBA Draft 1981 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers Pro career 1981–1994 Career history 1981–1986 Portland Trail Blazers 1985–1988 Los Angeles Clippers 1988–1991 Cleveland Cavaliers 1991–1992 Marr Rimini (Italy) 1992–1993 Burghy Modena (Italy) 1994 Reggio Emilia (Italy) Career NBA statistics Points 5,400 (8.7 ppg) Rebounds 1,318 (2.1 rpg) Assists 3,080 (5.0 apg) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Darnell Terrell Valentine (born February 3, 1959, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Kansas where he was a three-time Academic All-American and was a member of the 1980 Summer Olympics men's basketball team. Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round (16th pick overall) of the 1981 NBA Draft, Valentine spent 4½ years with the Trail Blazers. In 300 regular season games with Portland, he averaged 9.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists a game. Valentine also played for the Los Angeles Clippers and the Cleveland Cavaliers during his 10-year NBA career. He owns career averages of 8.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 620 NBA games. After winding up his NBA career, Valentine played three seasons in the Italian Basketball League.
From 1994 to 2004, Valentine served as a Regional Representative for the National Basketball Players Association. Starting in September 2004, Valentine went to work for the Portland Trail Blazers as Director of Player Programs. [1]
Valentine graduated from Wichita Heights High School in Wichita, Kansas in 1977.
External links
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
1981 NBA Draft First round Mark Aguirre · Isiah Thomas · Buck Williams · Al Wood · Danny Vranes · Orlando Woolridge · Steve Johnson · Tom Chambers · Rolando Blackman · Albert King · Frank Johnson · Kelly Tripucka · Danny Schayes · Herb Williams · Jeff Lamp · Darnell Valentine · Kevin Loder · Ray Tolbert · Mike McGee · Larry Nance · Alton Lister · Franklin Edwards · Charles BradleySecond round Jay Vincent · Tracy Jackson · Brian Jackson · Howard Wood · Gene Banks · Eddie Johnson · Ed Rains · Danny Ainge · Mike Olliver · Sam Williams · Ken Green · Charles Davis · Ray Blume · Al Leslie · Clyde Bradshaw · Harvey Knuckles · Greg Cook · Claude Gregory · Elvis Rolle · Elston Turner · Steve Lingenfelter · Ed Turner · Vernon SmithKansas Jayhawks men's basketball retired jerseys 0 Drew Gooden • 4 Nick Collison • 5 Fred Pralle • 5 Howard Engleman • 7 Tusten Ackerman • 8 Charlie T. Black • 10 Charles B. Black • 10 Kirk Hinrich • 11 Jacque Vaughn • 12 Paul Endacott • 13 Wilt Chamberlain • 13 Walt Wesley • 14 Darnell Valentine • 15 Ray Evans • 15 Jo Jo White • 15 Isaac "Bud" Stallworth • 16 Clyde Lovellette • 23 B. H. Born • 23 Wayne Simien • 25 Danny Manning • 26 Gale Gordon • 32 Bill Bridges • 34 Paul Pierce • 36 Al Peterson • 40 Dave Robisch • 45 Raef LaFrentz
60 Max Falkenstien (Announcer, Honorary Retirement)Categories:- 1959 births
- Living people
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- Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players
- University of Kansas alumni
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- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
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